FABRICS FAQ : textile glossary

Weave Related Terms begin with 'W'

waffle cloth

A fabric similar to pique in texture and usually made of cotton, has a honey-comb weave made on dobby loom.

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wale

In knit fabrics, a column of loops lying lengthwise in the fabric. The number of wales per inch is a measure of the fineness of the fabric.

CATEGORY : Weave SOURCE : Textile Glossary by Marvin Klapper

warp

The set of yarn in all woven fabrics that runs lengthwise and parallel to the selvage and is interwoven with the filling. The sheet of yarns wound together on a beam for the purpose of weaving or warp knitting.

CATEGORY : Weave SOURCE : Textile Glossary by Marvin Klapper

warp knits

A kind of knitting in which a number of threads are chained with one or more contiguous threads on either side. Resistant to runs and relatively easy to sew.

CATEGORY : Weave SOURCE : Textile Glossary by Marvin Klapper

warp prints

Usually a plain weave, the warp yarns are printed before the filling is inserted. The fabric has a very fuzzy design when design is distorted as fabric is woven.

CATEGORY : Weave SOURCE : Textile Glossary by Marvin Klapper

warp-faced fabric

A woven cloth in which the warp yarns predominate over the filling yarns.

wet & dry crocking

worsted

A general term applied to fabrics and yarns from combed wool and wool blends. Worsted yarn is smooth-surfaced and spun from evenly combed long staple. Worsted fabric is made from worsted yarns and is tightly woven with a smooth, hard surface. Examples are gabardine and serge.

CATEGORY : Weave SOURCE : Textile Glossary by Marvin Klapper

wrinkle recovery

The property of a fabric that enables it to recover from folding deformations.

CATEGORY : Weave SOURCE : Textile Glossary by Marvin Klapper

Wyzenbeek Test

A test used to measure a fabric's resistance to wear and abrasion. A fabric sample, pulled taut and weighted, is abraded with a cylinder covered with a 50 x 70 wire screen or a 10 oz. cotton duck cloth.